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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Hello Joe and everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Another alternative would be to learn AI and how to automate many tasks in Microsoft 365 using Copilot. Learning Python is an excellent idea but using AI Agents such as Copilot would be a code-free way to accomplish what you\u2019re wanting to do. All the best.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Peter Donahue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joe Orozco via NFBCS<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 23, 2025 12:48 sPM<br><b>To:</b> nfbcs@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Joe Orozco <jsorozco@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBCS] Learning Programming<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I want to become more efficient with my time. I\u2019m trying to decide if learning how to program could make me achieve that goal. I work a lot with MS Word files, spreadsheets, Outlook, and PDF files. I need things to be more automated in the process of writing reports and generating invoices. Would I benefit from learning a programming language? If so, which programming language should I learn? I\u2019m also looking for something that would make me more marketable for future jobs. I\u2019ve gotten a couple recommendations but want to pick your brain with a clean slate. By contrast, if you think programming would only be a distraction if software development is not my primary job, I would be curious about this feedback as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Thank you kindly for any guidance!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Joe<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Joe Orozco: Your Message, My Mission<br><a href="https://joeorozco.com/services/" target="_blank">https://joeorozco.com/services/</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>